Shloka 103

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

सरस्वत्या महादेव्या नासिकोष्ठावकर्तनः गणेश्वरो यः सेनानीः स मे पापं व्यपोहतु

Transliteration

sarasvatyā mahādevyā nāsikoṣṭhāvakartanaḥ gaṇeśvaro yaḥ senānīḥ sa me pāpaṃ vyapohatu

Translation

सरस्वत्या महादेव्या नासिकोष्ठावकर्तितः, गणानां सेनानी गणेश्वरो यः—स मे पापं व्यपोहतु।

Word by Word

• सरस्वत्या: by Sarasvatī

• महादेव्या: by the great goddess

• नासिका: nose

• ओष्ठ: lip

• अवकर्तनः: cutting off, severing

• गणेश्वरः: the Lord of the Gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)

• यः: who

• सेनानीः: commander, leader of the host

• सः: he

• मे: my

• पापम्: sin, demerit

• व्यपोहतु: may he remove, dispel

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a stuti/prayer within the Linga Purana’s flow)

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Ganesha
• Ganas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It functions as a vighna-nivāraṇa and pāpa-kṣaya prayer—invoking Gaṇeśvara, the gaṇa-senāpati, to clear obstacles and impurity before commencing Śiva-liṅga worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it shows Śiva-tattva as Pati (Lord) operating through his gaṇas and their commander: divine order removes pāśa (bondage) such as pāpa and impediments, enabling the paśu (soul) to turn toward Śiva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A preparatory stuti used before pūjā—seeking vighna-śānti and pāpa-nāśa; in a Pāśupata frame, it supports purification (śuddhi) so the aspirant can proceed in worship and discipline without obstruction.